Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-15
THE MISSIONARY AT WORK.

VICTIMS. LOVER aF JUSTICE.
THE MISSIONARY AT WORK.
school Edtsice and the xankton
College.
To the Press and Observation-Disclosures
from the number of country teams which
lined both sides of the business street
this town cannot be deficient in country
trade. With all this country support
yet We hear the complaint Of dull times;
certainly this complaint has a confirma-
ton in the fact that little or no building
is going on in Plankinton the present
season. We noticed some foundations
that had a look Of age, we also saw many
tenantless houses. When this as spoken
of the answer was at hand by one, tbet Q
have moved away or that the former o.
cupapts were trying to comply with the
homestead Or prescription law. Others
said these houses will be occupied next
fall. This is all good. When a man
gives up his hope be is practically dead,
q living world has no need of such.
Never did a man or city hope too much.
1t is nevertheless true ever, that de-
pressed hope makes the heart sick, yet
the true thing for every child of human
ity is to hold On and hold ont to the
bitter end, The living man has
only to deal with living issues.
Perseverance conquers now as ever.
Called on the cashier OF
one of the banks, q director on the Re-
form school board to inquire the way to
the grounds where the buildings are
going to be placed. 1 found that the
grounds were beyond the fair grounds,
full a mile and q half from the post
Office at least SO it seemed to the pedes-
trian On the warm and sultry day with
the mercury in the ninety's. The ground
selected is q dead level, l admire level
ness In many things, q level field, for q
pillow, a Level platform for humanity,
q leyel head, but if I was going to pick
ouN q site for a public building I would
choose q hilly region, the more broken
theNbetter. In a wild and hilly country
the GIctureeque can be developed. The
Lago nowever would vote against this view.
The question is the same as the young
man who for the first time visited the
falls of Niagara, as he looked at the
foaming rushing water and OF last said
"What a fine mill site this would give"
Yes o fine mill site is the first with the
many. We were informed that the
work of construction will begin next
month. An eighty and forty have al
ready been obtained for this needed
public charity. As we said in . previous
letter this work has been committed to
responsible hands, men who NEAR to
have the best in the market for oul
cherished state. The grounds are in
plain sight of the city.
We had q pleasant call of the Stan
dard and Free Press editorial rooms
The former put down the Yankton col.
lege reading DON among the g%ratuitous
list Of subscribers. Both editors were
very willing to do all they could tc
advance the interest oil our college. We
hope to have u strong reinforcement
from the Planklnton ranks. We were
put in communication with the students
of both sexes. Tt has been arranged
for the writer to speak in the interes
of Yankton college next Sabbath even
ing. A strong invitation WAS given las
Sabbath from the pulpit inyjting tb,
people to m Now both of thu
papers above referred to are going Il
reiteate the notice. I regard th,
, Press in all enterprises like that II
which your correspondents is engaged
to be o most helpful agency in further
a ance of helnfulness We ca
ill afford to loose. Thus we have sough
the editorial rooms whenever such ex
listed and have received earnest sym
= patty for which we feel the deepes
+ gratitude. Glad to read from the col
unns of the Press and Dakotaian, who
{ was among the exchanges, of thes
a Plankinton papers. 1t seems like NEE
ing an old friend. ID. B. N.
> Plankinton, July 18th.